The First Magic World War

Chapter 339: 322, South Serif Warzone Commander

Charles had a premonition of ill omen, and indeed, he soon heard his own name from the mouth of Earl Brittany.

“The new commander of the South Serif Region is you, Charles Mecklen!”

Charles couldn’t help saying, “With so many from the Sacred Order, how could it possibly be my turn?”

Earl Brittany smiled slightly and said, “There will soon be no one from the Sacred Order here.”

Charles was somewhat shocked, but he quickly understood. South Serif had been thoroughly devastated, and its people were nearly gone, although most had been relocated by him, not killed in the fires of war.

For the Empire, a region that needed constant transportation of supplies and could not sustain local resupply was not worth the continued investment of troops.

Especially since this direction offered no help to the battle situation. The battle had been initited unexpectedly; both sides had mistakenly thought that the other was about to launch a major campaign in South Serif. It turned out to be just a misunderstanding.

Now, nobody wanted to commit troops anymore, so naturally, they would hand it over to a general officer.

Charles was the best choice, bar none!

After all, he was the civil officer of the five cities in the South Serif Region and had stayed here long enough to be familiar with the situation, which to those above, meant he could stabilize the conditions.

Indeed, he was a born stopgap.

Charles took a deep breath. He didn’t want to take on this responsibility, but he also knew that only he was the best choice. Anyone else would not have any good feelings towards South Serif. Simply conscripting supplies would exacerbate the situation here, and only he could take extra care of the people.

He said in a low voice, “Isn’t there any benefit at all?”

Earl Brittany showed no surprise; he had investigated many of Charles’s affairs and understood the young man even more profoundly than Anne did.

Charles’s reckless ambition to climb higher was very much to his liking.

This was also why Earl Brittany, despite numerous times wanting to kill him, ultimately did not.

Earl Brittany, looking at Charles, couldn’t help but secretly ponder, “I do not believe in the so-called power of love! But this lad, since he met Anne, has been transformed, not only striving hard but also changing his previous dissolute life.”

“Even when facing the Empire’s First Rose, he kept it to a brother-sister relationship, and even when facing Princess May Guillaume, he never overstepped his boundaries. Even since meeting Sophia Garanord, there has been no further private contact.”

“Even I am starting to wonder if there really is such a thing as the power of love.”

“Of course, if it will hurt Anne, I will definitely put a stop to it decisively!”

Earl Brittany pondered for quite a while before he smiled faintly and said, “Haven’t I already told you that you will be the commander of the South Serif Region?”

Initially, Kreel Brittany’s political role was that of a temporary military Governor of Behemoth Duchy, the highest political administrator of an autonomous territory!

Kreel also said that Charles’s position was too low to be a military Governor.

But within the Fars Empire system, there is a subdivision even lower than an autonomous territory, called—a War Zone!@@novelbin@@

Generally, when new lands are found, they’re temporarily designated as war zones, and only after governance has stabilized will it be determined whether they become overseas territories or protectorates.

Downgrading the South Seraph Region to a war zone ensured that the appointed commander faced no restrictions in his duties.

Charles had no doubt that if he survived the war and it ended, South Seraph would be restored as a major district, and the position of commander would be promoted to Governor!

There might not even be any temporary or military prefixes!

Just as Kreel, who now holds the role of temporary military governor of Behemoth Duchy, has not been stripped of his position, after the war ends, Kreel will certainly remove the ‘temporary’ and ‘military’ prefixes to become the Governor of the Behemoth District!

Indeed, Behemoth would no longer have a new duke, nor maintain the title of a duchy.

Charles felt nothing was wrong with that!

As Earl Brittany had said, both Earl Brittany and Viscount Constantine subsequently withdrew, followed by the retreat of their Sacred Orders, and even the numerous Knighthoods that had been deployed also gradually withdrew from South Seraph Region.

Immediately after, South Seraph Region was downgraded to a war zone and Charles was appointed as the zone’s commander, returning it to the scenario where only the Westwind Knights and Chloe’s Knighthood remained, the two old rivals facing each other again.

Charles had not relaxed for long before he was summoned back to Strasbourg, and the Military Affairs Law Enforcement Department of the Central Government Office initiated the fourth investigation into him.

The person who temporarily took over the Westwind Knights in his place was Taoles Sumei.

Taoles, having followed Charles Meklen, had also experienced “countless battles,” amassing a tremendously fearsome military record, and unbeknownst to her, she had already been promoted to the 24th Rank as a senior councilor, easily crossing a supposedly insurmountable class barrier.

Indeed, Charles’s position was now as high as that of his deputy.

Upon returning to Strasbourg, Charles went to the Central Government Office several times, only to be informed that the investigation team aimed at him had not yet been established and they were not ready to initiate the investigation work, asking him to temporarily go home and patiently wait.

This response was quite absurd!

Charles could do nothing but choose to date Anne every day, using it to pass the idle days.

Anne was also nearing graduation, and occasionally when she had no classes, she would accompany Charles to the Central Government Office to inquire about her graduation assignments.

This time back in Strasbourg, Charles genuinely felt the impact of the war on the city; many supplies began to run short, and even parts of goods and food were legally forbidden from being provided.

On the fourth day after Charles returned to Strasbourg, he even encountered the embarrassment of being unable to buy coffee; several nearby shops had stopped supplying it because, reportedly, coffee beans could not be transported over.

Many residents of Strasbourg began secretly stockpiling food, as there were rumors saying that food rationing would soon be enforced in Strasbourg, with daily allotments being distributed.

Although Charles had some channels of information, he was not certain whether such a thing would happen?

Luckily, he had begun stockpiling food long ago, initially to provide supplies to Menilman, but now Menilman, with three Magical Alchemy Warships, an island, and a port under his control, was no longer short of supplies. On the contrary, having a vast fleet at his disposal, he controlled the maritime trade routes, allowing for a continuous input of resources to the inland.

Through Louis Simi, Ross Bard, and the traders who had subsequently come over to his side, Charles not only faced no shortage of supplies but also made quite a bit of money.

On the fifth day of Charles’s return to Strasbourg, Sophia Garanord suddenly came to visit.

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